OBBO: Breastfeeding makes you queasy? Ah, go get a life
Babies, especially breastfeeding ones, can be divisive, because they threaten certain types of men and women in unique ways. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
There was drama in the Kenyan parliament on Wednesday, when an MP entered the chambers with her five-month-old breastfeeding baby.
Kwale Woman Representative Zuleika Hassan was eventually ejected after the temporary Speaker ordered the sergeant-at-arms to show her the door. It all boiled down to an old rule common in many parliaments that “strangers” cannot step on the floor of the House during proceedings.
